What did you get for Christmas? I got a bad attitude. In fact, from now on, I want to be called B.A. Baron. I'm going to paint my VW black with a red stripe and I refuse to fly. I don't really have a bad attitude, but Jodi and I are trying to figure out the whole Christmas thing. Luckilly, Mo is young enough that we didn't have to have everything worked out yet. By next year though, we will have to have a plan and carry it out maticulously. It's obvious to me that we are going to screw her up. She's either going to grow up a socialist, or rebel and become a republican.
I do think that how we handle X-mas is going to have a great impact on how our kids see the world around them. I pray that we do what is right and not just react to problems we see. Any theories out there on how to handle Christmas? I've heard a bunch, but I'm still looking for a good one. Even my idea of gathering up presents and burning them in the front yard lacks the full life-lesson and teachable moment I'm looking for.
By the way, I have the same problem with birthdays. In many other cultures, the birthday boy/girl gives presents rather than receives them. I just can't shake the negative feelings. Think: Healthy balance of tradition with prophetic voice.
3 comments:
Christian,
Erin and I would very much like to be your guests for dinner or drinks some night. Maybe next week sometime.
I feel you about Christmas and focusing less on gifts (or perhaps not at all). I think a good place to start is focusing more on the Advent season and those aspects of the holiday that are explicitly Christian.
Peace,
Wayne
Sounds good Wayne. What day works for you guys? Let me know. I think mOnday and the weekend are out.
I agree with Wayne on focussing on the Advent part of the season, but still really like the idea of the wish list being purchased and they pick 3, unwrapped, then we pack up the rest, unwrapped, and take them to a women's shelter or something...giving the BEST away instead of left-overs or the ones we like the least:)
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